Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities of CASH Financial Services Group Limited.

CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

時富金融服務集團有限公司*

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock code: 510)

ANNOUNCEMENT

PURSUANT TO RULE 3.8 OF THE

TAKEOVERS CODE

This announcement is made by CASH Financial Services Group Limited ("CFSG") pursuant to Rule 3.8 of the Code on Takeovers and Mergers ("Takeovers Code").

References are made to the joint announcements of CFSG, Celestial Asia Securities Holdings Limited and Celestial Investment Group Limited ("Offeror") dated 31 December 2020, 21 January 2021, 19 February 2021, 19 March 2021 and 19 April 2021 in relation to, inter alias, the Offers

("Previous Announcements"). Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Previous Announcements.

The CFSG Board announces that a total of 3,193,500 CFSG 2019 March Options, being share options granted in March 2019 under the CFSG Share Option Scheme at an exercise price of HK$1.42, had lapsed on 30 April 2021. As at the date of this announcement and immediately after the lapse of the CFSG 2019 March Options as described above, there are 242,622,779 CFSG Shares in issue and 35,866,500 outstanding CFSG Options under the CFSG Share Option Scheme with rights to subscribe for an aggregate of 35,866,500 CFSG Shares. Save as disclosed above, as at the date of this announcement, there are no other relevant securities (as defined under Note 4 to Rule 22 of the Takeovers Code) of CFSG in issue.

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In accordance with Rule 3.8 of the Takeovers Code, associates of CFSG and the Offeror are reminded to disclose their dealings in any securities of CFSG pursuant to the Takeovers Code. The full text of Note 11 to Rule 22 of the Takeovers Code is reproduced below:

"Responsibilities of stockbrokers, banks and other intermediaries

Stockbrokers, banks and others who deal in relevant securities on behalf of clients have a general duty to ensure, so far as they are able, that those clients are aware of the disclosure obligations attaching to associates of an offeror or the offeree company and other persons under Rule 22 and that those clients are willing to comply with them. Principal traders and dealers who deal directly with investors should, in appropriate cases, likewise draw attention to the relevant Rules. However, this does not apply when the total value of dealings (excluding stamp duty and commission) in any relevant security undertaken for a client during any 7 day period is less than HK$1 million.

This dispensation does not alter the obligation of principals, associates and other persons themselves to initiate disclosure of their own dealings, whatever total value is involved.

Intermediaries are expected to co-operate with the Executive in its dealings enquiries. Therefore, those who deal in relevant securities should appreciate that stockbrokers and other intermediaries will supply the Executive with relevant information as to those dealings, including identities of clients, as part of that co-operation."

On behalf of the CFSG Board

Lewis Li

Executive Director and

Chief Financial Officer

Hong Kong, 30 April 2021

As at the date hereof, the CFSG Board comprises:-

Executive directors:

Independent non-executive directors:

Dr Kwan Pak Hoo Bankee, JP

Mr Cheng Shu Shing Raymond

Mr Li Shing Wai Lewis

Mr Lo Kwok Hung John

Mr Kwan Teng Hin Jeffrey

Mr Lo Ming Chi Charles

Mr Kwok Ka Lok Lionel

Mr Ng Hin Sing Derek

The CFSG Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading.

* For identification purpose only

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